University Of Kentucky Student Falls To Her Death Of 150-Foot Cliff At Red River Gorge
A 24-year-old University of Kentucky student who went hiking at Red River Gorge has been found dead at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff, authorities said. CBS affiliate WKYT reports that authorities identified the woman as Gabriella Smith, a second-year medical student from Alexandria, Ky.
Powell County Search and Rescue said in a statement that the organization was notified Tuesday that the woman had gone hiking Monday and did not return. Crews were able to ping the woman s phone and watch to get GPS coordinates and began searching for her in the Auxier Ridge area, the statement said.
Medical student Gabriella Smith, 24, falls to her death off 150-foot cliff at Red River Gorge
Updated: May 6 2021, 11:23 ET
A MEDICAL student fell to her death from a 150-foot cliff at Red River Gorge.
Gabriella Smith, 24, went hiking at the canyon before being found dead at the bottom of the huge cliff.
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She was hiking at Red River Gorge when she fellCredit: WLWT5
Powell County Search and Rescue said in a statement that the organization was notified on Tuesday that the University of Kentucky student had gone hiking on Monday and did not return.
Crews were able to ping Smith s phone and watch to get GPS coordinates and began searching for her in the Auxier Ridge area, the statement said.
Authorities believe the
UK student got too close to the edge of the cliff and fell, Powell County Search and Rescue spokeswoman
Lt. Lisa Johnson told
It was the second fall crews responded to at the gorge in 24 hours, Johnson said. A man fell Monday night from a nearby cliff and was taken to the University of
Kentucky Hospital in
Lexington.
Gabriella ‘Gabby’ Smith University of Kentucky student hiking along Red River Gorge falls 150ft to her death. Body found. Image via Red STAR Wilderness EMS
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Johnson urged hikers to not get too close to cliff edges because they can give way when the ground is wet and can crumble when the ground is dry.
University of Kentucky student falls to her death off 150-foot cliff at Red River Gorge
May 6, 2021 / 6:22 AM / CBS/AP
A 24-year-old University of Kentucky student who went hiking at Red River Gorge has been found dead at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff, authorities said. CBS affiliate WKYT reports that authorities identified the woman as Gabriella Smith, a second-year medical student from Alexandria, Ky.
Powell County Search and Rescue said in a statement that the organization was notified Tuesday that the woman had gone hiking Monday and did not return. Crews were able to ping the woman s phone and watch to get GPS coordinates and began searching for her in the Auxier Ridge area, the statement said.
A 24-year-old University of Kentucky student who went hiking at Red River Gorge has been found dead at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff, authorities said.